I mean, you know that Kris' central argument on FISA is that pretty much everything the Bush administration did w/r/t wiretapping was massively illegal right? If you like him, you should want to see Gonzales at least and probably Rove, Bolten, etc in jail.

Are we talking about the same David Kris? The one who send an extensive memo to reporters last year criticizing the legality of Bush's wiretapping system and generally criticizing his unitary executive policies?

Like I said, if you're down with him you should be down with Panetta (and really Obama's top DOJ picks as well), you should want Gonzales in jail. I don't know what you're not understanding here.

Also, if Bush approved an unconstitutional warrantless wiretapping program should he have been impeached? Warrantless wiretapping was included in the articles of impeachment of Nixon, and that was on a much smaller scale than what Bush authorized.

A minute ago I couldn't think Kris was a smart guy who will be good at the job he's been nominated for without also wanting Gonzalez thrown in jail, and now I can't think that without thinking Bush should have been impeached. Quit being so fucking dramatic. Its a pretty big leap from Kris publishing a paper disagreeing that the war on terror bill authorized NSA to perform warrantless wiretaps to OMGZ IMPEACH BUSH.

Quit being so fucking dramatic. Its a pretty big leap from Kris publishing a paper disagreeing that the war on terror bill authorized NSA to perform warrantless wiretaps

If it wasn't legal it was an impeachable offense (and a criminal offense at least on the part of the people who carried it out). I don't see how there's a middle ground here. Something can't be kind of criminal.

Also, you're the one swearing and rockin' the CAPS and going ad hom and refusing to answer my questions, but I'm the one being dramatic, apparently.

I mean, is your position then that it was illegal but unpunishable? Or an honest mistake that we should overlook because they're major political figures? You could actually explain where you're coming from instead of immediately whining about how I'm overdramatic and yer so persecuted.